CVE-2011-2700

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the si4713_write_econtrol_string function in drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the N900 platform might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted s_ext_ctrls operation with a (1) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME or (2) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT control ID.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/cve-2011-2700-linux-kernel-si4713-i2c-buffer-overflow/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48804 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc6b845044ccb7e9e6f3b7e71bd179b3cf0223b6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2700?
CVE-2011-2700 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2700?
To fix CVE-2011-2700, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2700 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2700 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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